CHICOPEE - A car fleeing police crashed into a parked vehicle on Grattan Street, killing a 22-year-old woman and seriously injuring two men.

Police are not releasing the name of the woman until family members can be notified. The driver of the car, 28, remains in critical condition and a back seat passenger, 28, is in serious condition in the hospital, said Michael Wilk, public information officer for the Chicopee Police Department.

"The operator of the vehicle was swerving from side-to-side, crossing both the double solid lines and the breakdown lane," Wilk said.

The officer followed the driver and put on his blue lights at the corner of Grattan Street and McKinstry Avenue, attempting to pull over the car. Instead the driver accelerated and tried to flee at a high rate of speed, Wilk said.

"Our officer then activated his siren in an attempt to get the vehicle to stop and warn other vehicles. He also notified dispatch of the vehicle failing to stop," Wilk said.

The driver allegedly drove through a red light at Granby Road and Grattan Street, nearly colliding with other vehicles. The officer slowed at the intersection and lost the Honda. Shortly afterward, while driving down Grattan Street he saw skid marks and smoke in the air and saw the driver had crashed into a parked car, he said.

The officer called for assistance and provided first aid for the three occupants, who were all unconscious, he said.

Chicopee Fire engines and ambulances arrived at the scene. All three people had to be extricated from the vehicle, Wilk said.

The crash remains under investigation by the Chicopee Police Accident Reconstruction team and the Massachusetts State Police Reconstruction team, he said.